Balinese Wedding
I had the privilege of attending a Balinese wedding reception up in our friend's village just outside of Lovina, Bali. We were unable to attend the wedding ceremony which took place the previous day, but were so happy to share in their special day for the reception. We drove up the evening before so we wouldn’t have to drive both there and back in one day. The trip should take about 3 hours, but that evening it took 5. The traffic was absolutely terrible as we tried to make our way through the city of Denpasar. Then in true Indonesian fashion we were on high alert for people and dogs walking across the street at a leisurely stroll, piles of dirt obstructing the lane (or just completely blocking a road as we found out later), and just the typical "Indonesian way" of driving (aka-NOT following standard traffic patterns and rules). I also learned a lesson in google maps. Google maps doesn't quite have a grasp of the Indonesian roads. Google maps instructed us to ...